MS SB2521

Establishes the Mississippi Silver Alert System Act of 2010, creating a statewide rapid response notification system to locate missing adults age 18 or older who have dementia or other cognitive impairments

Requires the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety to implement the system, with activation requests made only by law enforcement agencies and authorized solely by a designated Silver Alert coordinator

Activation criteria require that the missing adult is believed to have cognitive impairments, is in imminent danger, a missing person report has been filed (with all waiting periods waived), and the case has been reported through the Mississippi Highway Patrol Headquarters Communication Center

Upon activation, alerts are distributed through media stations, electronic highway signs via the Department of Transportation, cellular telephone companies, email networks, and statewide law enforcement communications; alerts terminate 24 hours after the latest broadcast or when the case is resolved

When a case does not meet full Silver Alert criteria, the Department of Public Safety may issue an alternate mass email notification to law enforcement and media, with discretion left to recipients on whether to release the information publicly